Thermal Storage Via. Woodstove
Question:
Hello all I want to build a thermal storage unit using my woodstove in my basement and either rocks or cement or both along with water (I assume) as a thermal storage unit so the heat will be more even throughout the night. Scott the Survivor (lol)
Response:
… > I want to build a thermal storage unit using my woodstove in my basement and > either rocks or cement or both along with water (I assume) as a thermal > storage unit so the heat will be more even throughout the night.
… Have you considered one of those masonry units? The ones that burn very hot and fast but have so much mass that they keep warm for the rest of the day afterwards. I’m told that a few hours burn in the evening will keep you warm through the rest of the night. Anthony
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see http://webconx.green-trust.org/2003/fireandwater.htm — Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: http://www.green-trust.org – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello all > I want to build a thermal storage unit using my woodstove in my basement and > either rocks or cement or both along with water (I assume) as a thermal > storage unit so the heat will be more even throughout the night. > Scott the Survivor (lol)
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> I want to build a thermal storage unit using my woodstove in my basement and > either rocks or cement or both along with water (I assume) as a thermal > storage unit so the heat will be more even throughout the night.
My basement woodstove has a steel 55 gallon drum with a couple of plastic liners on top. The water gets up to about 130 F. I might put 8 more drums around it, 2 on each side, stacked 2-high, for 4K Btu/h of thermal mass equivalent to about 25K pounds of masonry. The drum was free. I’ve redirected followups to alt.energy.renewable, since this discussion has nothing to do with "practical uses of the sun’s heat." Nick
